Who would have thought that Marbella, a small fishing village in Malaga, would become the epicenter of European luxury and glamour, and all thanks to a prince of German origin, Alfonso de Hohenlohe, who attracted the attention of the rich and famous from all over the world. the world towards what was the promised land of high society between the sixties and eighties.
Those images of the incredible parties of the jet set remain in memory, where the most diverse characters appeared with skin tanned by the sun, having fun on the hot and endless summer nights of Marbella. International actors, aristocrats, businessmen, celebrities and great fortunes who met on the Costa del Sol to have a great time.
And although it stopped shining in the nineties, in recent times it has resurfaced with a new lifestyle where privacy, discretion and personalized attention prevail.
Luxury hotels, golf courses, major brand boutiques, signature restaurants and fantastic beaches make Marbella one of the most exclusive holiday destinations. Especially the so-called golden mile, which runs parallel to the coast and connects the famous Puerto Banús with the city center, the place that treasures the most luxurious residences and the most prestigious hotels.
Among these, NobuHotel Marbella, a boutique hotel located within the gardens of Puente Romano Beach Resort -another luxury hotel with a lot of history and an image in the purest Andalusian village style – with 101 spacious suites with terraces, elegantly decorated in earth tones, whites and woods that provide tranquility and calm to rest.
It also has the Six Senses Spa, an oasis facing the sea that offers massage services and wellness rituals using natural ingredients from southern Spain, and a state-of-the-art gym equipped with TechnoGym brand machines, which has a living room, coffee maker, water and protein bars, and in the changing rooms there is a small steam room and a dry room; and of course it has a spectacular beach bar where you can have breakfast in the healthiest way.
The Nobu story begins in Los Angeles in the eighties, when chef Nobu San opened Matsuhisa, with creative fusion cuisine that made him instantly famous. In 1988, the film director Roland Joffé invited Robert De Niro to eat at Matsuhisa, the actor fell in love with groundbreaking dishes so far removed from what until then was Japanese gastronomy.
From that day on, the actor went to the restaurant whenever he visited the city, it was then that he proposed to associate, but it took four years to convince him and they opened their first Nobu restaurant together, in the Tribeca neighborhood of New York. After almost 30 years, the banner has 17 establishments in the best destinations in the world, including Seville and Barcelona.
Among its attractions, the hotel has a magical place, a patio located next to the original Roman bridge that gives its name to the hotel, full of tables and sofas that, at sunset, becomes a meeting point for the beautiful people of Marbella, since be it to have an aperitif or a drink and, of course, to show off your heart of palm. The atmosphere is unbeatable, everything flows naturally, from the music of the DJ, the exuberant vegetation, the lights, the food, there is even a stream that runs through it.
The Plaza is surrounded by several restaurants, the last two to open have been the iconic Cipriani with its elegant Italian dishes, and Coya that offers fusion Peruvian cuisine.
But the soul of the place is the acclaimed Nobu Restaurant
